A patient who is receiving cancer chemotherapy has been ordered to receive epoetin alfa 150 units/kg 3 times weekly. The nurse reviews the patient’s chart and notes a hemoglobin level of 10.9 g/dL. The nurse will perform which action?

The nurse is caring for a patient who is receiving vincristine, a plant alkaloid chemotherapeutic agent, to treat non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The nurse observes that the patient has difficulty walking. What action will the nurse take?

A patient with immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) has an order for a platelet transfusion. Which information indicates that the nurse would consult with the health care provider before obtaining and administering platelets?

The nurse observes scleral jaundice in a patient being admitted with hemolytic anemia. Which laboratory result would the nurse check?

Interleukin-2 (IL-2) is used as adjuvant therapy for a patient with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Which information would the nurse include when explaining the purpose of this therapy to the patient?

The nurse is caring for a patient receiving intravesical bladder chemotherapy. The nurse would monitor for which adverse effect?

The most common type of allergy is _____.

More than 75% of U.S. healthcare dollars go to treatment of _____ diseases instead of prevention, even though prevention would yield a significant reduction in healthcare costs.

The human papillomavirus is linked to _____ cancer.

Scleroderma is four times more common in men than in women.